Determination Pursuant to Section 2(b)(2) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended

President Clinton designated refugees and displaced persons from the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union as eligible for U.S. assistance under the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962. The determination found this aid would serve U.S. foreign policy interests and directed the Secretary of State to notify Congress and publish the determination in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 60 FR 2671

Impact dates

Dec 30, 1994
Determination effective
Dec 30, 1994
Inform Congressional committees and publish in Federal Register

Key directives

Designate refugees/displaced persons from Newly Independent States of former Soviet Union as qualifying for assistance under section 2(b)(2)
Determine such assistance contributes to U.S. foreign policy interests
Inform appropriate Congressional committees of this determination
Publish determination in Federal Register

Who is ordered

Secretary of State · Department of State

Timeline

Immediate

Designation takes effect upon signing
Secretary of State to inform Congressional committees
Publication in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

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Long term

Potential refugee assistance allocations and program implementation

Risks & tensions

Post-Cold War geopolitical balancing with Russia
Potential fiscal pressure on refugee assistance programs
Congressional oversight of executive foreign policy authority